A
very beautiful, sultry young Chinese woman who emanates with an air
of ethereal mystery. Her black hair falls about her shoulders like
strands of fine silk, and her deep soulful eyes glow with intense
warmth and deep rich color. She favors the color black, and is
normally dressed in long black gowns made of flowing, billowing
material, with perhaps a few pieces of silver jewelry & usually
black combat boots. She is of average height and slender build. The
creamy whiteness of her pale skin is accentuated by her black attire.

Kei's
home is a modest apartment. All the walls are painted black, and the
windows are boarded over, and covered with heavy black velvet, and
lace curtains. She has a few pale lamps, draped with black lace. Her
furniture is heavy and dark.

She
is a graduate student at University of California – Berkeley,
getting her masters degree in Archeology. She appears to be about 23
years of age... When in fact she is a 1,500 year-old Draconis of the
Nanaru stirps. (Black Dragon, or Dragon of Darkness) She is a
pacifist in nature, and is very passionate about her studies.

Takano
appears to be a Japanese man, about 4' 11”, and stocky in
build. He is determined to become a master of the Martial Arts.
(BEST KUNG-FU EVER!)
Takano
is of the dwarven race Urgathnor. His guild is Zardis'Ethral, and
he's wearing an exoskeleton....

Mick
is a 4th year freshman at UC-Berkeley, and a pathetic member
of the Navy reserves. He is “enrolled”
as a full-time student... but he never really goes to class. He's
just a party animal and a prankster. Mick normally looks like a
college guy in a pink polo shirt (It takes a REAL man to wear pink...),
but he doesn't see anything wrong with being nude
in public.Mick
is known to strike up conversations about topics most persons would
find inappropriate. But that's okay, because he's not a person! Mick
is an immoral Feyerre. He is alien to this world, and enjoys
scaring the weak. Mick lives for tom-foolery and whenever the chance
arises, will instigate mischievousness that can, and does, result in
a body count. Mick
can also change shape at will, which only adds to the fun!
Mick
lives in the student housing near the Berkeley campus, and has some
roommates, who
hate him. He's oblivious to their complaints, and insists that he
gets to keep the “big bedroom” all to himself.

Cordina
runs her own business as a scuba-diving instructor for tourists and
enthusiasts. She lives in a beautiful home right on the beach of
the pacific ocean. At her home she has a large Japanese garden,
complete with a well kept koi pond. She also has a very large
in-door pool which she also keeps stocked with koi and lily-pads.
Cordina
is strikingly attractive with long jet black hair, and eyes like the
stormy sea. Her skin is tanned and freckled from her outdoorsy
lifestyle. She is slender and bares a serpent-like grace, gliding
about effortlessly with undulating hips, and hair.
She loves sushi and has a child-like trust of strangers. Cordina
is currently taking a Kung-fu class to
improve her skills as a fighter. Cordina prefers barehanded
combat, and detests all
weapons.She
too is a dragon, a Lakhmu Draconis (Sea Serpent, or Water Dragon) She
is famous in the Draconian world for killing 5 Azhi Dehaka
(dragon-slayers) already in her young life of only 736 years old.

Cordina
and Kei have been friends for centuries, literally! Recently, Kei
has decided to take up archeology. She finds it quaint that things
from her childhood are now considered to be “ancient
artifacts.” Kei excels at her studies, since she was basically
there when it actually happened! (And you know how good those dragon
memories are!)

One
day on campus Kei was hit-on by a bizarre student in a pink polo
shirt. Kei instantly recognized him for what he was, and was mildly
amused by the fey. She befriended him, and introduced him to
Cordina. (Cordina was then promptly hit-on as well.)

Cordina
was surprised to meet Mick, especially since she had just meet
another eldritch being at her kung-fu class, the Dwarf –
Takano.

Over
time the group of immortals became friends.

Then
one day they each received a letter. It was not delivered by the
mail, and the dragons could tell that much effort was put into
concealing the scent and identity of the sender.

Each
letter requested that they meet in a gaming store near the Castro
district of San Francisco, at 6:45 PM on August 14th.

On
the 14th, they arrived at the store about a ½ hour
early. It was your typical gaming store. Valuable CCG cards were
under the glass case by the check-out. There were rows and rows of
various books, and shelves filled with every type of board and card
game. There were posters of fantasy art on the walls (that the
dragons found offensive), and a group of D&D gamers playing with
miniatures on a table in the back.

There
was one clerk in the store. He was in his late 20s, kinda pudgy with
a straggly goatee and slightly receding brown hair. He was dressed in
a black t-shirt with a cheeky saying printed on it, black jeans, and
a worn-out pair of Doc Martins.

Cordina
recognized his scent from the letter and approached him. But before
she could inquire about the letter, there was a loud bang from
outside.

A
few moments later a Biker Gang came into the store carrying chains,
some even had shotguns!

Kei,
being a pacifist instantly went for cover, and Mick ran and hid in
the john. Cordina on the other hand cannot stand man-made weapons! So
she launches herself at the nearest Biker with a shotgun! Her
attack leads to him fumbling his weapon, causing it discharge! The
Biker gets quite injured by the blast. Cordina ,on the other hand, is
barely bruised!

Cordina
then moves to a protective stance over the Clerk, while Takano joins
the fray. His punches quickly drop two of the bikers, and the gang
soon beats a hasty retreat.

Takano
then calls the police to dispatch a squad to the area.

Kei
comes out of hiding. Many people in the store seem quite shaken
by the events that just occurred. The clerk is left blubbering,
while the D&D guys argue over how much damage was just inflicted.
(Dude, that shotgun totally did way more damage than a 1d6!!)

At
this point, Mick decides to have some fun! He comes out from the
bathroom now with the appearance of a Biker. He starts saying, “
What'd ya do to my friends!! I just came in here to use the John and
you attack my Friends!”

Mick
then extends his gag by calling a cab to take the Bikers to a bar
nearby. He
drags the unconscious bikers outside to wait for the taxi. Just then
“Officer Henderson” arrives on the scene.

Officer
Henderson decides to arrest Takano for disorderly conduct, and take the
Store Clerk into
custody too, for “questioning.” The Dragons find this odd...
but they find most mortal ideas of “law” strange. Officer Henderson
then slaps some hand-cuffs on the Dwarf (Tee-hee,
how long will that last!!), takes the two of them out to his car, and
they leave.

A
few minutes later another squad car arrives at the Gaming Store. After
a bit of quick interrogation, the Dragons realize that the
first cop was a fake!!!

They
race out to Cordina's car, and begin to tracking the squad car with
the Clerk and Takano in it!

This
Leaves Mick as the only party member left at the store at 6:45, when
a limo pulls up and a man gets out...

Meanwhile,
Takano has easily broken his handcuffs, and keeps questioning officer
Henderson to prove his credentials. By this point, the Clerk has
totally flipped out.

Takano
realizes that they are not heading towards the police station. He
figures that Henderson is not a real cop, so he decides to attack
him. Takano punches through the bullet-proof glass separating him
from the pseudo-cop.

This
surprising attack causes “Henderson” to loose control of
the vehicle. The squad car swerves violently onto the curb and
smashes into a large metal light-post at 35 miles per hour! Henderson
and the Clerk are killed instantly on impact. Their heads
smashed in by the inertia.

Takano
stumbles into a nearby shop, “Moon-Crystals,” and asks
the clerk there to call the police. Again he is connected to the
apathetic dispatching personnel!

Eventually
the two Dragons catch up to Takano. (Cordina and Kei got hungry on
their way there, and decide to stop for some sushi.) Cordina is
saddened by the loss of the gaming store clerk, who she felt was an
innocent.

Eventually
an ambulance arrives and takes Takano to the hospital.

Cordina
and Kei decide to head back to the gaming shop.

They
get back just in time to meet with the man who got out of the Limo –
The owner of the Gaming Store. He takes them to the back of the store
where he opens a safe. Out of the safe he produces a strange relic.
It is metallic, and appears to be a piece of a puzzle. The store
owner then speaks of the attacks on his stores since the object came
into his possession. He hopes that we – “Being what we
are” - will be able to solve the mysteries of this artifact,
and hopefully recover the other pieces.

The
Artifact is then given to the Fey. He finds it holding the relic
slightly unsettling, and warm to the touch.

Takano,
who is now at the hospital, waits for an opportune time to “slip
away” undetected to re-join his comrades.

Kei ends up taking the
artifact back to her apartment. Takano escapes from the hospital and
heads back to the gaming store (which is now closed). He orders
pizza, and waits...

Suddenly there is a
knock on Kei's door. It is
the Fed-ex guy! He gives her a package. She then takes the package
inside her place and opens it. BOOM!!! It was a bomb! (Rachel!!!)
Kei is quiet
injured
by
the blast. She calls the hospital to tell them that she has blown-up,
then calls Cordina to take her to the hospital. Cordina picks up Kei
and the two of the head towards the ambulance, just as squad cars
pull up.When
they get to the
ER, Kei is still smoldering, with shrapnel stuck in her beautiful
face. The doctor in the ER after learning that Kei has no health
insurance gives her a prescription for Ibuprophen, and sends her
home.

As
soon the Gaming
store opens and Takano enters. He orders more pizza, and continues to
wait. At 5 PM a Biker comes back. The Big Biker starts to insult
the dwarf, calling him a Dwarf! Takano asks the Biker if he want
to take this
outside. The Biker grunts, "Where is the artifact?!" Takano
is like, "what artifact?" The Biker then says, "I
don't want no inferior dwarven artifacts!"

Well that tore it!
Takano attacks the Biker, but it turns out the Biker is actually a
pretty core orc! Takano,
after getting beaten pretty
good, yields
and says he will take the Orc to the Artifact. Takano then rides
bitch, and directs the Orc Biker to Cordina's Place, where Cordina is
unsuccessfully trying to nurse Kei back to health.

When they arrive the
Orc asks for the Artifact. Cordina recognizes the Orc for what he is
instantly, and tells him, truthfully, that Artifact is not there.
The Orc gets mad at Takano, and beats him senseless. (Takano is
knocked out!) Cordina sees that Takano has been threatened and goes
into Saurial-Human form. She leaps at the Orc, but backlash allows
him to escape!Soon the dwarf is
revived and he learns that the Artifact was left unattended in Kei's
apartment after the blast!
Kei is
still
too
wounded to go about, so Cordina gives her some strict rules for
staying at her place. Takano, and Cordina, get Kei's Key, and go
back to get the artifact.

When
they get there,
there isn't even a door left on the apartment. Everything is GONE.
Takano begins questioning the people in the building about what's
happened.

Cordina
starts to track
the scent of the people that were there. She tells Takano that she
is tracking the perpetrators, and that he should call her on her cell
if he discovers anything.

Takano
continues to go
door to door. He eventually finds a weird stoner chick that agrees
to help him when bribed with $1,000.

He
asks her to drive
him to Chinatown, where Cordina tracked the smells to.

Meanwhile,
back at
Cordina's there is a knock at the door.

Kei
again goes to
answer it. It is a nice young insurance salesman... who is actually
a male Dragon of Light... which leads to.... well you know...
*waka-chick-a-waka-chick-a*

About
an hour later the
male Dragon starts to tell Kei why he came over.

She
learns about the
artifact. That it is 1 of 3 parts. One part representing the
Humans, the second part animals, and the third, plants. To have all
the piece is to have power over them all. The Dragon of Light then
warns that the Tong, and a gang of Orcs are after the artifacts. Very
dangerous if the Orcs or the Chinese mafia gets a hold of these
artifacts. He says that he knows where another one of the artifacts
is, In a tower in the revery.

Kei
then calls
Cordina's cell to tell her to come home and meet the Male Dragon who
has info.

Takano
finally catches
up to Cordina, just as she gets a call from Kei. As soon as Cordina
hears that there is a MALE DRAGON in her house, she races home!

Before
running off she
says, the scent leads there, pointing at a huge warehouse.

It is
now dark and
Takano throws a rock throw a nearby storefront.

A
Bunch of Tongs come
out of the store and they are MAD!! They gather around Takano.

Takano
offers cash, and
makes a call to the Dragons for a Chinese/English translator. He
offers to replace the window. They say that only his life will
satisfy them. They start to brandish weapons. Takano then run from
the Tong. But then more Tong appear to cut him off. So he turns
down another ally. But more and more lights turn on. The Tong are
converging on his location! Takano then calls on his drugy-chick
“friend” to come pick him up for $1,000.

She
gets there just in
the knick of time! Takano leaps into her Chevy Cavalier. And they
take off. Just as they are about to leave Chinatown a TANKK blocks
their way! She swerves just in time to avoid the first shell fired
their way.

Takano
leaps on to the
tank and starts yanking the occupants out. He does not get the
gunner however, and the car gets shot! Takano agrees to replace it
for her, and asks her if she can drive a tank! She's like “SURE!!”

< style="font-style: italic;">Takano gets away.
Soon the “Scoobie
Gang” gets back together, and they hatch a plot to infiltrate the
Warehouse.... with a chopper!